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HS Code |
372330 |
| Cas Number | 15733-22-9 |
| Molecular Formula | C10H13ClO |
| Molecular Weight | 184.66 g/mol |
| Appearance | White to off-white crystalline powder |
| Melting Point | 81-84°C |
| Boiling Point | 275°C (estimated) |
| Density | 1.13 g/cm³ (approximate) |
| Solubility In Water | Slightly soluble |
| Purity | Typically ≥98% |
| Smiles | CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C(=C1)Cl)O |
As an accredited 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | The 100g package of 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol comes in a sealed amber glass bottle with a secure screw cap. |
| Shipping | 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol is shipped in tightly sealed containers to prevent leakage and contamination, in accordance with applicable hazardous materials regulations. It should be transported in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated environment, with appropriate labeling and documentation, ensuring safety for handlers and compliance with local and international shipping guidelines. |
| Storage | 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol should be stored in a tightly sealed container, in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances such as strong oxidizers and acids. Protect the chemical from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight. Ensure storage in a clearly labeled, corrosion-resistant container, and use secondary containment to prevent leaks or spills. Keep away from ignition sources. |
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From decades of chemical synthesis and hands-on production, we’ve learned a simple truth: the nature of specialty intermediates sets the foundation for performance down the line. 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol is one such example. Our team has spent years scaling up from kilogram lots in pilot vessels to multi-ton commercial reactors, always with an eye on purity, stability, and repeatability.
The chemical structure holds a tert-butyl group at the para position and a chlorine atom at the ortho site on the phenol ring. This spatial arrangement opens up several practical benefits, especially for those creating high-value downstream formulations. The model we produce meets stringent industry standards and typically delivers content above 98%, with careful attention to moisture and residual solvents during every batch.
From our first syntheses, we knew that introducing a larger alkyl group like tert-butyl alongside a single chlorine changes more than just molecular weight. The tert-butyl group boosts lipophilicity, making this compound much more oil-soluble than more basic chlorophenols. The ortho-chloro substituent blocks unwanted oxidative crosslinking which often plagues simpler phenols. Both factors shape real-world applications, not just theory.
Synthetic routes for 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol often tempt shortcutting, but without strict temp control and raw material selection, yields fall and impurities climb. We’ve spent years refining our route, dialing in chlorination parameters, and setting purification to strip out ortho-para isomers and tars. Every lot reflects lessons learned at scale, not just in the lab. Customers often remark on the distinct color and clarity of our product—a sign of both quality and process stability.
Some competitors focus only on the minimum viable content, cutting corners on washing and drying. Drying is trickier than expected, as hydroscopic impurities linger if vacuum systems and residue traps lag behind. We constantly upgrade condensing and filtration gear to keep water content below 0.2% for tighter formulation tolerances.
Day in and day out, we field questions from formulation chemists and engineers. 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol slots into many areas—preservation, fungicidal blends, specialty resins, and sometimes as a coupling agent for polymers. Many professionals in preservation and coatings gravitate to this molecule for its performance in antimicrobial tests and resistance to heat degradation.
Household disinfectants and personal care products typically demand phenolic active ingredients that handle both oily residues and harsh pH conditions. Here, the tert-butyl group lends improved solubility in both nonpolar and moderately polar phases. Industrial coatings makers favor it for its compatibility in resins and hardeners—something we’ve tested in hundreds of batches across carrier systems.
In agriculture, customers experimenting with lower volatility preservatives note better field stability for formulations exposed to sunlight and fluctuating temperatures. It helps keep microbial growth at bay inside tanks and packages for longer stretches than standard monochlorophenols.
Choosing between 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol and standard chlorophenols (like 2-chlorophenol or 4-chlorophenol) comes down to specific formulation needs. We don’t see it as premium for the sake of premium. Phenolic core activity remains, but adding tert-butyl increases steric bulk and lipophilicity, helping block enzymatic breakdown in tough environments. This pays off in antimicrobial applications, especially where legacy phenols degrade faster.
Some newcomers try substituting less substituted phenols or even di-chloro analogs due to cost. Our routine customer tests highlight clear differences. Di-chloro versions bring higher toxicity and lower solubility, causing phase instability in formulated products. Tert-butyl analogs cost more upfront but can cut downstream losses tied to separation, discoloration, or drop-out in storage.
End-users with tight odor profiles see less volatility and a more neutral scent, thanks to the bulky tert-butyl group, which is no small concern for consumer-facing goods. Paint manufacturers working with waterborne systems report better stability and less tendency for chalking or early yellowing compared to simpler phenols.
Years of direct feedback drove us to focus on two metrics: consistency in assay and real-world storage stability. Several clients in Southeast Asia and North America return each quarter to compare batches to retained samples from years past. They flag color, odor, and impurity drift as early warning signs for process drift or upstream changes in raw phenol or tert-butyl chloride. We track these trends internally with dedicated testing programs on every batch.
Purity above 98% isn’t just a number; it cuts down on waste and reduces the risk of downstream gelling or haze. That saves both material and time. Our production logbooks echo these priorities, and we’ve seen companies come back after cheaper alternatives caused fouling in their lines or drop-outs in their end-products.
Producing hundred-kilogram batches introduces challenges rarely seen in the lab. Chlorinated phenols demand careful packing and climate-controlled warehousing. Moisture drags down performance, so every drum passes humidity checks before shipping. Even small traces of water can trigger slow darkening or shift phenolic odor, which specialty formulators notice at once.
The powder cakes if left open; the flakes, if exposed, clump. Careful drum liners, inner seals, and silica packs go into every shipment from our plants. Temperature spikes above 30°C in trailers and containers can accelerate oxidation if packaging falls short, another lesson learned from early export experience. Over time, we’ve upgraded both our packaging lines and handling protocols to eliminate these issues.
Many chemical buyers ask why they should source straight from the producer rather than distributors or brokers. Our answer is simple: control, traceability, and technical support. No matter how tight your procurement workflow, every extra step between your tank and our reactor room risks introducing handling errors or mismatches in specifications.
Direct-sourced lots mean faster major investigation if issues arise—batch records, raw material trace, and in-house QC all connect for immediate answers. Our team knows exactly which reactor lot produced which drum, and we pull samples from every batch for six months after delivery, just in case. Distributors often dilute responsibility, but we take your feedback straight back to R&D and operations.
Bulk buyers sometimes assume savings come from volume alone. In truth, much of the value flows from direct, regular feedback between our technical teams and the people actually using the chemical—the difference between sending product and building process knowledge over years.
We have produced this intermediate through changes in environmental regulation, raw material supply chain swings, and evolving customer requirements. The world moved away from bulk commodity phenols for good reason—higher toxicity, increased volatility, and tough compliance standards. Our path with 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol mirrors this industry evolution.
Keeping impurities tight, managing chlorine content, and recycling process streams to reduce waste matter day-to-day. Surviving audits from pharma, public health, and tech clients means documentation, safety practices, and traceability hold equal importance to the product itself.
Equipment investments, whether for condensing or for more precise metering of chlorinating agents, get weighed alongside market movements. Our lab teams keep a backlog of real-world complaints and work directly with production to solve them—whether an off-odor, discoloration, or drift in assay. Year by year, this creates both a more stable product and a quicker response to new challenges.
Rising demand for specialty phenolic agents—especially those offering lower toxicity and stronger persistence with less environmental impact—drives ongoing improvement. Older chlorophenols have fallen out of favor thanks to toxicity and poor degradability. Tert-butyl derivatives hold up better in harsh field conditions and present improved environmental safety profiles when formulated smartly.
We’ve invested in greener raw material acquisitions and cleaner plant emissions, not out of compliance only, but because downstream clients in water treatment, coatings, and agriculture increasingly demand proof of responsible manufacturing. Life-cycle analysis on this molecule, compared to legacy phenolics, points to real gains in solvent recovery, effluent toxicity reduction, and packaging optimization.
Long-term planning in chemical production often ignores packaging waste and end-of-life for the chemical itself. Our R&D push includes testing for more easily recyclable drum liners and biotech-based cleaning of production equipment, which reduces solvent emissions and waste.
Our close relationships with both small labs and large industrial users open new avenues for application. Some have pioneered fungicidal blends for crops vulnerable to resistance; others have reformulated legacy cleaning products with new performance claims based on enhanced stability and a lower environmental footprint.
Our technical team works alongside customers seeking to push performance—tweaking process parameters, troubleshooting scale-up, or fine-tuning phenolic activity against specific microbial panels. The feedback loop from real-world use shapes the ongoing quality standard far more than staid statistical averages.
Customers often call with concern about variability after switching supply between brokers. Direct-from-source delivery, coupled with in-depth technical discussion, heads off these issues before they cascade into lost batches or regulatory headaches.
Customers in disinfectant and sanitation struggle with older phenols showing rapid color shift on storage, even after only a month in warehouse conditions. Our tighter process controls and anti-oxidant stabilization greatly reduce this risk and cut complaints. In paint and coatings, adhesives based on this molecule consistently report better shelf life and less tendency toward gelation—saving time and costs down the value chain.
Manufacturers in agrochemicals have flagged better field persistence, especially in mixes subject to extended sunlight and cyclic rain exposure. These day-to-day learnings feed directly into how we run our reactors—finer pH monitoring, tighter temp window, careful handling of all by-products. Every drum in the field, every returned sample or client call, feeds into next year's improvements.
Quality and consistency cut hidden costs. Where R&D is tight or commercial deadlines loom, the wrong intermediate can sink months of work with out-of-spec batches. We have customers who calculate that every failed run eats several weeks and tens of thousands in lost man-hours, not counting the cost of scrapping tainted inventory.
Our direct support, lot traceability, and ongoing process optimization give these clients confidence. They know what’s inside every drum, and if an outlier slips through, root cause is found quickly. Tighter specs upstream reduce the need for downstream over-engineering and over-formulation, allowing customers to focus on true innovation.
Some believe buying lower upfront cost intermediates makes sense, only to learn after several restless nights what opaque supply chains mean during a quality crisis. We’ve seen too many customers return, seeking direct supply and technical support after a disrupted batch stopped their production lines.
Our plant floor isn’t filled with managers hiding behind glass. Production staff touch every batch, track every lot, and bring up every quirk straight to management and R&D. Routine cross-checks—color, odor, melt point, solubility in carrier—get logged and trended, not just filed.
By building improvement into the daily workflow, we keep pushing standards higher. Introduction of inline FTIR and better automated drying reduce variability and improve scale-up accuracy for new customer formulations. On-the-ground process experience, not only certifications, push our quality forward.
Market trends come and go, but performance demands at the molecular level haven’t faded. As phenolic regulations worldwide get stricter, only compounds that pair effectiveness, scalability, and greater safety stand the test. Our focus remains on resins, paints, adhesives, biocides, and custom blends—providing a consistent, traceable building block.
Every customer, large or small, faces pressure: reduce toxic load, boost stability, and maintain cost effectiveness. This molecule—well-made, with care—offers advantages no generic substitute achieves. Steric protection against degradation, improved phase compatibility in blends, reduced odor, and resistance to both heat and UV-driven breakdown deliver true value beyond the lab and into real-world systems.
As industries evolve in response to regulatory, safety, and sustainability goals, we continue refining each synthesis run. Beyond price and technical spec sheets, customers rely on deep experience, open communication, and willingness to troubleshoot. Each batch reflects not only chemical precision but a partnership built on practical know-how earned across many years, many markets, and countless technical conversations.
For every client facing new technical targets, market challenges, or formulation headaches, we stand ready as both a supplier and a resource. Through process investment, customer feedback, and steady adaptation to change, we aim to deliver not just 4-Tert-Butyl-2-Chlorophenol, but real confidence and trust, grounded in long practice.
